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Proenza Schouler's fall collection delighted critics, even as they considered the clothes too unattainable for all but the designers' "socialite pals." Carolina Herrera's equestrian theme led to accusations of "costumery," Cathy Horyn is a powerful advocate for the resurrected Halston line, and Oscar de la Renta may be contemplating inaugural gowns. Our review roundup has the rest.

MEDIA
• At least 75 Time Warner layoffs are expected to be announced today. The layoffs are among CEO Jeff Bewkes's first public tasks since taking the helm of the company from Dick Parsons last month. Earlier today, Time Warner announced a 41 percent decline in fourth-quarter earnings. [MSNBC & AdAge]
• Maybe some of those Time Warner folks can hang their hats over at Condé Nast. The Observer evaluates Portfolio's recent spending spree, during which it recruited top talent from The New Yorker, the Post, and the Times. [NYO]
• (Product)Red, the love child of Bono, iPod, and the Gap, has raised more than $22 million for fighting HIV and AIDS in Africa. But considering the big advertising bucks spent during the Super Bowl and elsewhere, some are arguing that it's not enough. [NYT]

• Quelle surprise: Heatherette designer Richie Rich said last night there really won't be a secret Heatherette show this season. Rumors had been circulating that the label, which canceled its show a few weeks before Fashion Week, would pull a show together at the last minute. [Fashionista]

Our eyes may be red this week from lack of sleep, but the girls on the runway have turned scarlet on purpose. The smoky eye is reinvented this season in shades of cherry. Halston styled a sheer rosy tint to accent a natural makeup look, while Badgley Mischka splashed the crimson color from lid to cheek. Meanwhile, Ports 1961 sent out Jessica Stam in a matte ruby shadow, which has us seeing red all over. In a good way, of course.
Related: Learn to do your own smoky eye! Watch this "Backstage at Tracey Reese" video for smoky secrets from makeup artist Mally Roncal.

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Monday was a mixed bag of no-brainer casting and compelling new faces. Runway veteran Anja Rubik lead the Oscar show. But Anna Gushina, who just debuted at Prada in September, generated significant buzz by winning Proenza Schouler’s coveted first spot.

• The scheduling conflict between Super Bowl Sunday and Fashion Week isn't a huge problem, since the two fan bases are relatively separate. Or they were, until this one quarterback started dating a certain model... Now even Bryan Bradley understands if you want to skip his Tuleh show to catch the first quarter.

FINANCE
• Trader Richard Arens, who runs a brokerage named ABS, made a vanity trade in order to push oil past the $100/barrel milestone. We're sure the girls at the bar will be real impressed. [MarketBeat/WSJ]
• Citigroup will likely start laying off between 5 and 10 percent of its workforce next week, cutting as many as 32,000 jobs. Merrill Lynch plans to cut around 1,600. [CNBC]
• Former E*Trade CEO Mitch Caplan, who helped load the company with the subprime loans, made off with a $11 million golden parachute. Compare that with former H&R Block chief Mark Ernst, responsible for his own big subprime losses, who took home a paltry $2.5 million. [Deal Journal/WSJ, DealBook/NYT]

It looks like 2008 is the new 1978. That is, it will be the year of Halston. Not only will the fashion house, purchased last year by Harvey Weinstein with the creative help of Tamara Mellon and Rachel Zoe, show again at New York's Fashion Week — but it turns out that a Weinstein movie is in the works about the iconic designer's life. And Jude Law is in talks to play the lead role! Which not only means that we get to see Jude Law play gay again, but also that we'll get to see a whole bevy of celebrities played by younger stars. We can see it now: Zach Braff as Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell, Anne Hathaway as Bianca Jagger and oh! Oh! Amy Winehouse as Liza Minnelli!!
Jude Law to Play Halston? [Fashionista]
The A to Z of What's Hot for 2008 [Daily Telegraph]
Earlier:Can Harvey Resurrect Halston?

So Harvey Weinstein bought Halston. The move puts the iconic seventies designer’s name — Halston was best known for his drapey jersey dresses, early adoption of Ultrasuede, and regular spot between Liza and Bianca at Studio 54 — back in the hands of a canny, culturally aware, media-manipulating New Yorker. Things haven't been going well lately for the once-powerful brand; there have been so many different designers and corporate owners since Roy Halston Frowick died in 1990 that the label is today unrecognizable.
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